Not the greatest place on earth but a good place to start, good place to get managerial experience fast. - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Nov 14, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Easy to get Managerial experience, Paid training, you can develop a career very easily and make decent money, flexible schedules for students.

Cons

District Managers almost NEVER visit little stores, a lot of favoritism for GMs in charge of Corporate customers stores, RVPs involvement should be more frequent (they dont get to know each of their stores)

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5.0
Mar 6, 2026
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Pros

For such a large company, they move fast. If you demonstrate exceptional talent, it is rewarded much more quickly than other companies. Good decision-making gets a lot of attention.

Cons

Low starting pay makes it so that there are not a lot of applicants for entry level positions. Bad employee behavior is tolerated because it's hard to backfill the position.

1.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

I wish if there were anything worth mentioning.

Cons

My contract was changed three times in the span of three months. This is the most disorganized company I have ever worked for. As an employee, you are the least of their concerns expect to be asked to stay late, come in early, and take on tasks outside your job description. Due to chronic understaffing, you're pressured into doing extra work, and if you refuse, they will find a way to let you go.

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